# CVE-2026-63446: suricata: Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine

CVE-2026-63446 is fixed in suricata on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63446 (version 1:8.0.6-1), released September 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-63446
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0068
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 18, 2026

## Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, AppLayerParserSetTransactionInspectId() in src/app-layer-parser.c uses an inverted guard and marks only already-inspected transactions as inspected. On flows passed by a pass rule or pass-the-flow exception policy, detection is skipped, so completed transactions remain unmarked, are never freed, and are repeatedly rescanned. The per-flow list can grow without bound with quadratic cleanup cost, causing CPU and memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | suricata Debian 14 | 1:8.0.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63446](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-63446.md) | Sep 19, 2026 |

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